This is a cool website that shows many statistics about the world. But the interesting thing is the way it does it.

The goal of this project is to use the map projections known as cartograms to depict comparisons and relations between different areas of the world. Effectively showing a graphical representation of various worldwide statistics such as population, production, health, pollution, etc.

As of me writing this, the site has 294 maps in total on various statistics. Its an interesting way of viewing various aspects of our world as it resizes the world map view to reflect the various statistics, this is much easier to understand by looking at the website, so go check it out.

Mediamax is another online storage service. But this one is free, yes i know some of them offer a free limited service. But this one offers 25 GB of space for free! Pretty impressive indeed! Some of the features are batch uploading, batch downloading, backup, and file synchronization.

They do also offer a paid service, but you can sign up totally free ( no credit card required or anything) to the free service for your 25GB of space.

Now for the catch! The free space has one catch and that’s that you can only download or share 1GB per month and it has a filesize limit of 25 MB. Still not bad at all, depending on your needs and considering its free. If you want more you’ll have to get your wallet out.

Check it out at the website here.

If you need a program that will help track software bugs, you need to check out Bugzero.

Bugzero is a Web-based bug tracking tool but that is not just what it is used for it’s also a defect tracking, issue tracking, and change management system used in a distributed team environment to track software bugs, hardware defects, test cases, or any other issues.

But there is more to Bugzero than all that; it can also be used equally well as a helpdesk customer support, trouble ticketing, or email management system to collect and manage customer feedbacks, incidents, requests, and issues.

The new version, Bugzero 4.5.2 which just hit the market yesterday has these latest Changes:

• A new virus scan feature was added
• A few minor bugs were fixed
• A project can now be reloaded from database without restarting the application

The only thing you may have an issue with is the price. It looks expensive, but is it really expensive? It’s all a matter what you want to use it for, check out the trial version first and if it is what you need, it will be a worthwhile investment.

CLICK HERE for more info and trial download.

Okay, here’s a little something from Google. Today Google said that its mail service (Gmail) goes for free. That means that from now on you shouldn’t ask your already registered friends if they can help you with the new account (or even try to buy it) all you have to do is just follow the link and register!

After that simple process you’ll get a free 2 GB of email storage and two more Google’s tools – Google Calendar and Docs & Spreadsheets to use and store data in as well.

Ps: also there’s a thing for users from U.K. From now on they can gain an access to their accounts from their cell phones.

Footnote is an impressive resource that allows users to access millions of historical documents online.

Interested in the Civil War or maybe the Bureau of Investigation? Just look it up on Footnote and in seconds view digitized copies of the original documents including photographs, signed documents, letters, case studies and more.

Footnote has also established a partnership with the National Archives providing access to millions of historical documents for viewing online. Around 4.5 million documents have already been added to the site and apparently millions more to come.

I’ll admit, I wasn’t one to raise my hand during history class, but it’s pretty neat being able to view transcripts that George Washington wrote back in 1775 for the Continental Congress and the signature of John Hancock.

I’d imagine Footnote to be a prime attraction for genealogists, historians, public libraries, school systems and history buffs in general. Check it out for yourself!

This is a site offering a totally free browser security test simply by visiting their webpage. They scan for 40 known browser vulnerabilities and it works on both Firefox and Internet Explorer. I didn’t test it on other browsers but it may work for them too.

Each vulnerability is detailed out with a description of the risk, the technical details associated with the vulnerability and recommendations for how to deal with or patch the flaw as well as some links to additional information that you may find useful.

Go test your browser now and get more secure if you need to! It only takes a couple of minutes and its free.

Yodio, short for ‘Your Audio’, is a site where anyone can create audio content to go with pictures they upload. It offers members the ability to record audio by calling in to a toll free number, upload a photo or photos to go with it, and publishing it online for the world to see/hear!

You can even sell your Yodio creations if its something such as useful information which people may be willing to pay for!

This seems like it could be potentially useful for many different things such as museum tours, restaurant reviews, corporate marketing promotions, product assembly guides, audio blogs and greetings etc.

Best of all its free to join, you can check it out by visiting the site here for more information and a demonstration.

Trend Micro Anti-Spyware for the Web is an online tool that checks your machine for spyware, and helps remove any infections it locates and identifies. The software displays a report when it’s done listing the spywares detected and asks you if you want removal. Trick question.

You may have spyware if you machine is slow when opening programs or saving files, you suffer from interminable pop-up windows, you have a new browser homepage, or worst of all new and unexpected toolbars in your browser. The online spywarre checker fixes all that.

Spyware is more widespread and more dangerous than viruses these days so be safe. Go to Trend Micro for more.

MySpace.com has filed a federal lawsuit against a man who allegedly sent millions of spam “bulletins” advertising Web sites where users of the popular online social network could buy ring tones, polo shirts, and other products and services.

MySpace, owned by News Corp., sued Scott Richter Friday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. The suit seeks a permanent injunction barring Richter and affiliated companies from the online community. It also seeks unspecified monetary damages.

The latest spam suit is not the first against Richter. Microsoft and then-New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer sued Richter in 2003, when the defendant was known as one of the top spammers in the world, according to Microsoft. Richter and his company OptInRealBig.com LLC agreed to pay $7 million in a settlement reached two years later.

via Information Week

PersonalBrain is an alternative file and data management interface. It allows you to organize local and Internet data in associative links modeled after your thought processes.It is very similar to the idea of mind maps.

After you install it, you get the choice to run a wizard that will help you get used to how this thing works. I recommend doing this because the interface takes a little while to get used to. The interface is a little unclear at first, but you’ll get used to it if you stick with it for a while.

It could be useful for researching into stuff, and collecting your thoughts visually and clearly, especially for anyone familiar with the technique of making mind maps to organize your thoughts and ideas. You can download the trial and read more information here.